A Perfect Man: International Billionaires IV: The Greeks by Caro LaFever

Author:Caro LaFever [LaFever, Caro]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781945007033
Publisher: ViVaPub
Published: 2015-12-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Sophie woke to the muffled chirping of two robins perched on the iron grill outside her window. The sunlight was murky, yet from the way the light traveled across her bed, it was mid-morning already.

She’d slept deeply and for a long time.

Surprising, considering the turmoil rolling around in her head and gut. But she’d been tired and today was the first day they didn’t have any early-morning appointments with a pastry chef, so she was due.

Stretching her arms above her head, she closed her eyes and breathed in. There was something about the air in this fabulous apartment that reminded her of the richness of Paris. The faint hint of lilies combined with the lemony smell of the cleaning oil seeped over years into the wooden antiques. The whiff of yeasty brioche from the boulangerie across the street. The lingering scent of cafe au lait coming from the exquisite kitchen down the hall.

Her eyes popped open.

Alex’s cafe au lait.

He was gone. She knew it from the silence. From the stillness inside herself.

Three days had passed since their scorching kiss at the emir’s house and she hadn’t seen a hair on his head after the moment he’d said a clipped goodnight and stomped into his bedroom that evening.

Not that she cared.

She’d been extremely busy filming during these last three days. Learning from and talking with some of the best pastry chefs in the world was pure joy. If she’d thrown a glance over her shoulder a time or two, it had nothing to do with looking for a tall, blond man.

Pleased as punch would be how she felt when Henry had called her to tell her she wouldn’t need to attend the dinner parties with the emir any longer. Evidently, her one visitation had been so impressive she’d passed the test. In her darker moments, she wondered if it had anything to do with the flirting young sheikh and Alex’s uncontrolled anger. Perhaps Henry was cutting off any chance of a confrontation. But since she’d disliked the emir and his entourage and wanted to never meet the boy-man again, she’d been relieved.

Honest.

The smidgeon of guilt swimming through her thoughts during the last three days had been pulverized by dogged determination.

So what if she’d promised to help Alex get this deal?

She was here. Where he’d commanded her to be.

If he and Henry decided they didn’t want her help, better for her.

Better for her to spend time with Will and Jake as they explored the Louvre. Better for her when she’d spent a solitary afternoon strolling along the intimate streets of Ile Saint-Louis.

Better for her to be on her own.

She whipped off the plush, rose-colored duvet and silver silk sheets. Plopping her bare feet on the cool oak floor, she paced into the adjoining bathroom. A bathroom she’d cheerfully live in for the rest of her life. If she’d had the chance. Which she would not.

A knot of regret twisted inside her.

The pearled tile on the floor and walls made a girl feel she stood in a cocooning oyster.

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